We’ll be chasing win says Sir Alex Ferguson

SIR ALEX FERGUSON promised Blackpool’s relegation rivals that whatever Manchester United team he picks on Sunday will play to win.

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson says he will uphold the integrity of the competition []

Blackburn, Wolves, Birmingham and Wigan, fear that with Manchester United already sure of the Premier League title, Ferguson will play a weakened team at Old Trafford on the last day of the season with an eye on the Champions League final a week later.

But Ferguson will uphold the integrity of the competition and said: “It [the draw at Blackburn] has given us a real opportunity to look at how we can rest players and who needs to keep going. But we have a responsibility to make sure we are fair to all clubs. Manchester United will try to win next Sunday, there is no doubt about that.”

Last time we had two weeks to prepare and we rested beforehand

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson

Neil Warnock, then manager of Sheffield United, was furious as Ferguson left out key players on the final day in 2007 and United were beaten at home by West Ham, who stayed up at the Blades’ expense.

Ferguson faced a similar scenario when he sent a second string to Hull a few days before the 2009 Champions League final against Barcelona in Rome, but United silenced the critics by winning 1-0 at the KC Stadium.

“Last time we had two weeks to prepare and we rested beforehand,” said Ferdinand, “but sometimes if you down tools too much you can get a bit lackadaisical and we don’t want that.

“We’re used to playing week-in, week-out, Saturday-Tuesday or Saturday-Wednesday. Sometimes when you have two weeks of doing nothing, your body doesn’t react as well as if you were bouncing into the final off the back of another game.”

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